Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina tried and failed to own President Biden by asking folks on Twitter what the biggest lie they've ever heard from a politician.
"What's the biggest lie a politician has ever told? Biden said that the $3.5 TRILLION spending bill will cost zero dollars."
What\u2019s the biggest lie a politician has ever told?\n\nBiden said that the $3.5 TRILLION spending bill will cost zero dollars.— Madison Cawthorn (@Madison Cawthorn) 1635370020
Cawthorn was attempting to slam President Joe Biden over his Build Back Better reconciliation bill, but ended up reminding everyone of his own false statements instead.
And people brought the receipts.
You really, really, really don't want to go there.\nYou, of all people.— cleo loughlin \ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\udc7b\ud83d\udc1d (@cleo loughlin \ud83d\udc1d\ud83d\udc7b\ud83d\udc1d) 1635379687
https://twitter.com/yedois/status/1452716307200331779\u00a0\u2026— Rochelle (@Rochelle) 1635370121
Mexico will pay for the wall.\n\nTrump won the election.\n\nMadison Cawthorn was going to the Naval Academy.— C-Bo the Eggman (@C-Bo the Eggman) 1635371386
You said, on the House floor, that Dr. Fauci was involved in torturing puppies. Your slanderous lie was broadcast world-wide. Your lie has been debunked. Dr. Fauci has every right to sue you for defamation. I hope he does.— Original Me (@Original Me) 1635371075
Several people mentioned Cawthorn's lie about being accepted into the Naval Academy before the car accident that resulted in his paralysis, including California's Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell.
Cawthorn was actually rejected by the Naval Academy before his accident.
Lying about getting into the Naval Academy. Next.https://twitter.com/cawthornfornc/status/1453473327951933445\u00a0\u2026— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@Rep. Eric Swalwell) 1635387175
Cawthorn also apparently lied about the circumstances of the accident, claiming that his friend left him to die. Official records and testimony from his parents proved this false.
The friend that Cawthorn claimed left him to "die in a fiery tomb," Bradley Ledford, told the Washington Post that he actually pulled Cawthorn from the wreckage after the accident.
"It hurt very badly that he would say something as false as that. That is not at all what happened. I pulled him out of the car the second that I was able to get out of the car."
What\u2019s the biggest lie Cawthorn has told?\n\nThere are so many\u2026https://twitter.com/muh_thoughts/status/1355867688057401346\u00a0\u2026— Rob Jackson (@Rob Jackson) 1635372246
Is there a place you won\u2019t lie?\n\nIn church, in college\u2026\n\n\u2014You might want to make yourself aware of the penalties for lying to Congress for when you\u2019re called to testify about January 6\u2026https://twitter.com/muh_thoughts/status/1407309602006487041\u00a0\u2026— Rob Jackson (@Rob Jackson) 1635372961
Wasn't it you that said, wait let me google it...pic.twitter.com/nSNdCN2JO5— Brigitte R. (@Brigitte R.) 1635389151
Many people also brought up Cawthorn's involvement with the January 6th insurrection.
You said that you didn't have any communication with organizers before January 6th.— Jeremy Vinar - Candidate for MN House 8B (@Jeremy Vinar - Candidate for MN House 8B) 1635378937
What\u2019s the biggest lie you've told Madison? The one about you getting into a service academy? Or was it about your involvement in January 6th?— Terry McTigue (@Terry McTigue) 1635371521
Trump, whom Cawthorn vehemently supports, also appeared among the Twitter receipts repeatedly. Cawthorn has repeatedly helped spread Trump's false rhetoric about the 2020 election being rigged.
Including the one you live to push: The BIG LIE!!pic.twitter.com/NqFeR8UOci— Justice is Necessary in the Den of Thieves (@Justice is Necessary in the Den of Thieves) 1635370147
Trump claiming he won the election.— Double_Anarchy (@Double_Anarchy) 1635370148
General Republican Party laws made several appearances, too.
Republican leaders lying about Iraq having WMDs which led to us killing 300,000 innocent people.\n \nBut Trump (R) lying 30,000 times in 4 years is very impressive.https://twitter.com/CawthornforNC/status/1453473327951933445\u00a0\u2026— MiddleAmericaMS \ud83c\udf0a (@MiddleAmericaMS \ud83c\udf0a) 1635390217
Given Cawthorn's many very public lies, it's a bit surprising that he would try to call out the President for lying. Especially given that he had to take the President's statement out of context to call it a lie in the first place. What isn't surprising is that Twitter users refused to let him get away with it.
Jane Rosenberg
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